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title: Māori youth digital access stats and ICT
description: Careers New Zealand via Project Kāmehameha have studied the ICT habits of Māori youth and how they access digital technologies.
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author: Karaitiana Taiuru
published: 2016-04-29T02:18:54Z
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    - Māori Data Sovereignty
    - Māori Data Sovereignty Principles
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# Māori youth digital access stats and ICT

Careers New Zealand via Project Kāmehameha, dedicated a chapter to Rangitahi and Digital Channels Survey. Speaking to rangatahi from Years 7 to 13 including focus groups with teachers and family/whānau examined their roles, and a quantitative survey of 1,300 rangatahi investigated how Māori use digital channels.

Key findings include:

Type of technology used to access the internet:

73% have smart phones

33% have tablets

64% have laptop computers

32% have desktop computers

 

Use of the internet:

61% search for information that will help them make decisions

45% use the internet for gaming

32% use the internet for communicating with family/friends

Use of social media:

73% use Facebook

59% use instant messenger services

38% use email and video chat

The summary of research to improve the design and delivery of career resources for Māori can be downlaoded from